Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Riverton, WY

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SPOT FORECAST FOR FRENCY FIRE...BLM WOD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
936 AM MDT WED JUN 12 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0923 MDT ON JUNE 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...



...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS...
...HAINES INDEX IS HIGH LEVEL HAINES BOTH DAY AND NIGHT...

FORECASTER...BRAUN

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED TO
                    WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE
                    STRONG TO SEVERE WITH HAIL TO 1 INCH AND
                    STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO 60 MPH.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-24 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 5-9 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AROUND
                    10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 15
                    MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH.
LAL.................1 UNTIL 1200...THEN 2.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.ZERO PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900-3900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8400-9400 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND
                    20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....POOR (34300 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO VERY GOOD
                    (128600 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-75 PERCENT.
20 FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 4-7 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH UNTIL EARLY
                    MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS LATE
                    IN THE EVENING.
RIDGE TOP WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................2 UNTIL 2400...THEN 1.
CHC OF WETTING RAIN.4 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8700-9700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2900-3900 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 14 TO 22 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN SHIFTING TO
                    THE WEST EARLY IN THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSAL.....VERY GOOD (110800 KNOT-FT) DECREASING TO POOR
                    (13400 KNOT-FT) AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...BRAUN
REQUESTED BY...EDDIE HUTTON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130612.FRENC.01/RIW